00:00 India will be looking to settle the score with Pakistan as they clash in Dubai for the Asia Cup.
00:06 The last time these two teams faced each other was in the finals of Champions Trophy 2017,
00:13 where Pakistan defeated India by 180 runs.
00:17 The match had a cumulative reach of more than 201 million people
00:22 and the viewership had 47.45 million impressions across the globe.
00:28 It is also the first time that Pakistan will be playing under a Prime Minister
00:33 who got them their only World Cup way back in 1993.
00:37 Imran Khan is in all likelihood said to be present to witness the clash with India in Dubai International Cricket Stadium.
00:45 Many experts, including India's Sunil Gavaskar, say Pakistan will start as favourites today.
00:52 India and Pakistan have faced each other 12 times in the Asia Cup.
00:56 Of those, India has won 6 times, whereas Pakistan 5 times.
01:02 One match ended in no result.
01:04 Till now, India has won the Asia Cup 5 times, while Pakistan only 2.
01:10 India and Pakistan faced each other for the first time in the final of the 1984 edition,
01:17 where India, under the leadership of Gavaskar, won the Asia Cup for the first time.
01:23 In 1989, India again defeated Pakistan by 4 wickets
01:28 and then went on to beat Sri Lanka in the finals to lift their second Asia Cup trophy.
01:34 The next meeting between the two in the Asia Cup took place in 1994 edition.
01:40 Pakistan, for the first time, defeated India in the Asia Cup,
01:45 but India still won the tournament by winning the final against Sri Lanka.
01:50 In 2000, Pakistan continued their winning streak against India.
01:55 The next meeting between the two sides was in 2008.
01:59 Both the teams were placed in Group B and India got the better of their opponents
02:05 as they chased down the target of 300 runs with 47 balls to spare.
02:10 While India won against Pakistan in 2012, Pakistan avenged their defeat in the 2014 edition.
02:18 They last met in the 2016 edition, which was the first time that the tournament was played in the T20 format.
02:27 Pakistan got out for a total of 83 runs, which was chased by India with 5 wickets to spare.
02:34 Murad Kohli top-scored with 49 runs before Mohammad Amir had India's batsmen in the pavilion,
02:41 including the likes of Rohit Sharma.
02:44 Before India and Pakistan clashed in 2016, Rohit Sharma stated in a press conference that Amir is just another normal bowler.
02:53 Amir replied to Sharma after getting him out for a duck in the second ball of India's inning.
02:59 This time around, Rohit Sharma is leading the Indian side as Murad Kohli has been given a rest
03:06 after the long tour in England in which India lost the Test as well as the ODI series.
03:12 India's batting has been dependent on Kohli for some time now.
03:16 Will India be able to shine against Pakistan without him?
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